SB2016060108 - Division by zero in imlib2 (Alpine package)
Published: June 1, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016060108
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5326)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error within imlib2 before 1.4.9. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) by drawing a 2x1 ellipse.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.